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WHEEL. APPLICATION FIL ED OCT. 21, 1914.

Patented May 30, 1916 1 2 SHEETS-SHEET Z.

ORLANDO n. LENT, or PEEKSKI'LL, new rom:

WHEE Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 21, 1914. Serial No. 867,811.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORLANDO D. LENT, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Peekskill, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wheels, of

which the following is'a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in Wheels; 10

The primary object of the invention is the construction of a wheelwhereby a solidrubbe'r tire may be used'and still gain sufii-- cientresiliency to prevent excessive jarring. A further object of theinvention is the construction of a wheel having a solid rubber tire witha reinforclng element thereln.

. Fig. 3 is a fragmental detail showing a side View of the fasteningplates. Fig. 4 is a fragmental detail showing an edge view of thefastening plates. Fig. 5 is a fragmental longitudinal section throughthe tire, and Fig. 6 is an edge view of the hub and bridge pieces. I

In' carrying out my invention I provide a hub 1 having the central bore2 therethrough and preferably tapered, as clearly shown in "Fig. 2 of.the drawings. A circumferential flange 3 is formed centrally of the huband secured around the top of the flange isa rubber strip or tire thavingthe cross pieces or bridges 5 secured thereto. These bridges arepreferably of rubber, but may be equally as well formed of any othersuitable material. A tire 6 having the circumferential groove 0E1channel 7 formed on the outer face eof is adapted to be-secured aroundthe flahge 3 on the hub and said tire is provided with an extension 8which rests upon the, bridges 5 secured to the strip or the 4:. Areinforcing element 9, in the present instance shown-as a chain composedof a plu rality of links, is embedded in the'tire and conforms tov theshape thereof.

For securing the tire to the hub I have provided sectional plates 10 oneof which is fastened on each side thereof. These plates are providedwith the curved flange 11 which engage the underside of the tire,

.asmore clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and one of the sectionsof each plate 1s provided with a. groove and the other section with atongue 12 engaging in the groove, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 ofthe drawings. By this construction a tight water proof joint is forme'dbetween the ends of the sections and prevents moisture from entering andlodging between the tire and hub. It will be noted that the plateswhenin position engagethe flange 3 upon the hub as.well as the extension8 on the tire and two rows of circumferentially spaced openings 13 areformed in the plates to receive the bolts' 14, those of one row passingthose of the other row passing through the extension 8 formed on thetire.

From the above detailed description of the wheel it will be seen that Ihave constructed a wheel in which a solid rubber tire may be used andstill secure suilicient resiliency to prevent excessive jarring. The

extension 8 of the tire engaging the bridge pieces 5 formed on the stripor tire 4 allows for the extension to sink or enter between thebridge-pieces when weight .is put upon the wheel. Further resiliency issecured by forming the groove or channel 7 in the outer face of the tireand the reinforcing member 9 merely holds the tire from losing its shapeand adding strength thereto. It will be further seen that I haveprovided a wheel so constructed whereby the tire may be easily removedfrom the hub by merely removing the bolts and detaching the sections ofthe side plates.- Still further advantage is secured in having thegroove 7 formed on the face of the tire as the wheel will not sink insoft ground as readily as is the case with 'a round tire and when insoft ground so separates the ground that no resistance is placed againstthe tire to prevent the ro tation of the wheel.

Having fully described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is p A wheel, comprising a hub having a centralcircumferential flange thereon, a resilient band arranged about theperiphery of Patented May 3o, 1916.

75 through the flange 3 of the hub and i the flange; cross piecessecured to the band i a tire provided with a reduced dependen secured tosaid hub; v circumferential flange adapted for engage-' In testimonywhereqfl aflix my signature ment with the cross pieces, a flexiblemember 'in presence of two witnesses. 5 arranged interiorly of the tireand provided ORLANDO D. LENT.

- with a plurality qj spurs engageable with Witnesses:

the tire whereby movement of said flexible DUDLEY M. POST, member withrelation to the tire Will be pre- WALTER W. WIGMAN.

@egflea ell this petcnt may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressingthe "Commissiqner of Patents. Washington, n. can a vented, andmeans whereby the tire may be

